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A legacy of innovation and firsts

140年来,mg冰球突破试玩一直是俄亥俄州西北部的瑰宝之一. Nestled on over 75-acres of wooded property, we are an anchor institution in the Toledo region, surpassing in 年龄 The Toledo Zoo, The Toledo Museum of Art, Metroparks Toledo, 是的, the Toledo Mud Hens.

Originally founded in western New York as Mrs. 威廉G. 布赖恩的神学院, a highly regarded finishing and boarding school for girls, 1884年搬到托莱多,成为斯米德女子学校.

虽然mg冰球突破试玩有着丰富的传统,但我们的历史一点也不传统. 事实上,我们重要里程碑的编年史读起来就像是“第一次”的记录.“正是这种进步的方法,今天仍然是我们的指南针, 不断地指导我们,即使我们探索新的和独特的方式来教育和激励. Here are some of the key dates in our history.

1842

露丝·比尔兹利在纽约巴达维亚开办了一所专为年轻女子开办的走读学校.


1848

1848年5月, Miss Beardsley married William A, 布莱恩和她以及她的丈夫把学校改成了寄宿学校, known as 布赖恩的神学院. 参加的当地女孩中有姐妹玛丽娜和玛丽·斯米德.


1879

斯米德姐妹从布莱恩小姐那里接管了寄宿学校的全部责任. 这所学校的声誉吸引了当地几个显赫家族的注意, who eventually ask the sisters to move the school to Toledo, then the nation’s 35th-largest city with more than 50,000居民.


1884

The school opens in September 1884 at 1983 N. 峰会圣. with 35 students and eight faculty. 更名为斯米德女子学校(斯米德的第三个姐妹学校), 卡洛琳, is a new addition to the team).


1887

不断发展的学校搬迁到伍德拉夫大道,并进入一个专门的教学楼, with space for a kindergarten, 食堂, administrative offices, as well as a place for school plays, 舞蹈, 和午餐会. The sisters’ home became a residence for some faculty


1893-1909

这所学校成为托莱多第一所获得中北部学院和中学协会认证的学校.


1911-13

The school becomes a non-profit corporation, establishes a board of trustees, and is divided into Montessori (preschool), 主要的, 中间, and high school departments. 这所学校是国内第一个将蒙台梭利学校原则纳入现有学校的学校. Boys are allowed for the first time in younger levels.


1929-30

莱斯利·利兰, the new head of school, 将斯米德学校转变为俄亥俄州首批乡村走读学校之一. The board purchases 27 wooded acres on Reynolds Road, 哪一个被视为学校历史上最重要的转折点.


1933-34

新更名的mg冰球突破试玩在雷诺兹路的新(和当前)地点打开了大门, exactly 50 years after its establishment in Toledo. “进步教育”用实地考察取代了课本学习, and the sharing of experiences between students, 他们的家庭, 和老师.


1939

Willis Stork becomes head of school, overseeing additions to the school over the next decade, including a classroom wing and 食堂. 男生在1939年被高中录取,并最终进入了所有级别.


1954-55

Maumee Valley是托莱多第一所被优等生协会授予特许状的教育机构, a nationwide academic honor association. James Henderson, Jr. is appointed head of school.


1956-59

家长们购买了学校南边的28英亩土地并将其捐赠给莫米山谷. In 1959, 学校扩大了其设施,并建立了一个单独的高中体育馆, 600-seat stadium, new playing fields for sports teams, and a 较低的学校 playground.


1960s

戈登T. 斯科菲尔德, the new head of school, institutes “A Better Chance” (ABC) program, welcoming socially and economically disadvant年龄d students. 实行大学生勤工俭学,在全国范围内尚属首次. An open school plan in the 较低的学校, 敦促学生和教师将新的学习方法融入日常生活, helps to grow enrollment to an all-time high of 515 students.


1970-73

A new 较低的学校 is built without walls, with classrooms lining the perimeter of the resource center. 教师在国外学习开放/综合的教学方法,课程在方法上变得更加个性化. 引进了全球项目,mg冰球突破试玩成为美国仅有的五个.S. 参加在荷兰海牙举行的模拟联合国项目.


1976-77

学校暂时搬到了托莱多市中心的Secor酒店, courtesy of hotel owner and alumnus Henson Jones Jr. when a natural gas short年龄 forces the closure of the campus. The original building is renovated and renamed Smead Building, 为了纪念杰瑞·米洪,礼堂改名为米洪礼堂, a former head of school.


1978

Winterim, 一个为期一个月的校内和校外个性化学习项目, debuts for 上学校 students. 该委员会出售了位于格兰代尔大道和雷诺兹路的四英亩土地,以缓解预算问题.


1984

耗资约80万美元的7500平方英尺的新科学翼已经完工. The board adopts a five-year long-range plan, including planned enrollment and facilities expansion, promoting staff excellence, 并提供具有挑战性的学术课程和社区参与.


1990

迪克Cadigan, the new head of school, 在不确定的经济时期保持预算平衡,并指导学校通过中央州独立学校协会的七年重新认证. A fine arts facilities project is completed, including the Wolfe 画廊, 广场, a fine arts studio, 还有戏剧室.


1994

Phineas Anderson is hired as head of school. During his tenure, Maumee Valley has 11 of its most productive years, including growth in enrollment, development of a long-range plan, and a facilities master plan.


1999

The 300-seat Millennium Theatre, with a 50-foot st年龄 and lighted clocktower, are completed as part of a $9.6 million project, 它还包括一个新的中学和公共区域,约翰逊-拜耳体育综合健身房和重量训练设施.


2006

担任了15年中学校长的Gary Boehm被任命为校长. 他启动了一项战略计划,其中包括七项战略举措, 包括全球教育计划和“在一个屋檐下”运动.这项耗资1500万美元的活动正式启动,以取代已有50年历史的高中, renovating the Smead Building, and creating four endowment funds. The Kasperzak Center, Deichert Family Connector, and Anning Lawn are also constructed as part of the work.


2011

新的高中大楼开放,后来更名为Boehm大楼.


2012

Boehm develops the vision of Personal, 经验, 为所有学生提供全球教育,这仍然是我们今天的核心愿景.


2013

Maumee Valley opens the Dayal House, a 28-bed residence hall, making MV only the sixth boarding school in Ohio.


2015-16

上学校 Winterim expands to three intensives per year, 穿插着两个学期的轮转核心学术课程. 为期三年的MV2020:展望未来运动也开始了.


2018-19

Lynn Casto is hired as head of school. 一项以森林学校为灵感的倡议启动了,早期学习中心的孩子们每天在户外呆上五个小时,把大自然带到教室里. The initiative expands through 3rd grade by 2021.


2021

执行局核准特派团的变动,并通过了一项新的五年战略计划.